Average Cd4 Count After Diagnosis

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High CD4% yet average or low CD4 count?

Hiya-When I was diagnosed poz six years ago, I had a CD4 at 250 but CD4% at 32. Since then, I've had great reaction to my meds and I've peaked at CD4 790 (but back to 550 recently). However, my CD4% keeps climbing. I'm at CD4%=49...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Not sure I can give you a good explanation, but we certainly see this. You don't indicate what your CD8 count/percent has been or is now. Although an increase in CD8 count is usually what is seen with HIV infection, we are now understanding... Read more »

CD4 Count V. CD4% Count (ABSOLUTE CD4 COUNT VERSUS CD4%, 2010) (WHEN TO START TREATMENT, 2010)

Hi,I was diagnosed with HIV around 15 months ago. Since then my health has been good (especially in... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

CD4 counts vs CD4 percentage (ABSOLUTE CD4 COUNT VERSUS CD4%, 2008)

Dr. Frascino, I am a little new to dealing with HIV. I was diagnosed about 9 months ago. I was... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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HELP !! CD4 170 AIDS DIAGNOSIS-- IS THIS THE END?

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I have been positive and healthy on no meds for the last 8 years. Now my cd4 count which was about 600 is down to 170 and my once undetectable viral load is now detectable. What's the average timeframe a person survives after an AIDS diagnosis ? I... Read more »

cd4 count

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

is there any way of getting around having an hiv test? like could i just have my doctor test my cd4 count instead. would you be able to tell from that whether or not it seemed like i needed to be tested? Read more »

Just Diagnosed With a CD4 Count of 5

Posted by thespoonybard, 1 Reply

In October '09, I became sick. I was stubborn and didn't start seeing a doctor until December. The doctor at the Student Health Center tried treating the multiple infections he found. I was also severely anemic. Since I am a veteran, he... Read more »

CD4 under 200 but healthy without any illness

Posted by bobbob, 2 Replies

Hi,

I was diagnosed two months ago.My CD4 count dropped below 200 weeks ago. and it was 350 in September last year. I know I was infected in August 2005. I don't have any diseases yet and feel very healthy, no coughs, no fever, nothing.

Shall I start... Read more »

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